On Friday Last at Half Past Two

DESCRIPTION: "On Friday last at half past two, two love stricken chaps... met for satisfaction raps; One of them Gus Healey was, the other Dooley Din... Miss 'Blank' green heart to win. The police intercede, and Din "got well oild off behind John Casey's barn"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 2001 (Galgay/McCarthy)
KEYWORDS: love fight drink police
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Sep 25, 1873 - Alleged date of the "duel" between Dennis Dooley and Gus Healey over a young woman (who reportedly rejected both)
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
ADDITIONAL: Frank Galgay & Michael McCarthy, _Olde St. John's: Stories from a Seaport City_, Flanker Press, 2001, p. 63, "(No title)" (1 text)
NOTES [35 words]: The rest of this poem is every bit as forced as the excerpts quoted in the description; it certainly didn't deserve to be preserved. But Galgay/McCarthy hint that it's traditional, so I've included it here. - RBW
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